Yevgeny Eduardovich Tsyganov (; born 15 March 1979) is a Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and composer.
Life and career Early years and education Yevgeny Tsyganov was born in Moscow in the family of employees of the Moscow Research Institute.
Yevgeny graduated from the music school in the piano performance class. Starting from the age of nine, he spent four years playing various roles at the Taganka Theatre, where he participated in productions created especially for young viewers.
In 1993-97 Tsyganov performed with the youth rock band A.S. Then he created a new group with his friends, Grenki, and played at various clubs in and around Moscow. The band released one album and was disbanded by 2004, reunited in 2009.
In 1996 he entered the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, but studied there for only one year and eventually decided to change his major to film direction. In 1997 he entered the directing department Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, from which he graduated in 2001, where he met Pyotr Fomenko, who some time later invited Yevgeny to work together on some joint projects.
Acting career In 2000, Tsyganov played a role in the play One Absolutely Happy Village and a year later joined Pyotr Fomenko Studio Theater.
In 2001, Yevgeny played a title role in the film Collector (2001) by Yuri Grymov, which was his first film role. The debut was very successful and kick-started his cinema career. Already in 2002, Tsyganov was awarded at the film festival Kinotavr for his role in the film Let’s Make Love.
The movie Mermaid (2007), in which he played a major role, was selected as the Russian entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, but was not nominated.
In the following years he built up an impressive portfolio in Russian cinema, yet remained active in the theatre.
In 2022, he won the Golden Mask as Best Actor for his performance in Dmitry Krymov's Mozart. Don Juan. The General Rehearsal in Fomenko Workshop Theatre.
As of 2024, he is referred to as the main actor of Russian cinema.
In April 2025, Tsyganov won Silver Saint George for Best Actor Prize at the 47th Moscow International Film Festival for his performance in the film Family Happiness.
Personal life Yevgeny married actress Irina Leonova in 2005. The couple has seven children. In 2015, the actor left the family. His wife at the time was expecting their seventh child. In 2019 Tsyganov married actress Yuliya Snigir.Евгений Цыганов и Юлия Снигирь: подробности романа On 9 March 2016, their son Fedor was born.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 2001 Collector Ilya 2002 Let's Make Love Postnikov 2003 The Stroll Petya 2004 Children of the Arbat Sasha Pankratov 2005 Dreaming of Space Gherman 2006 Hunter Vladimir 2006 Piter FM Maksim 2007 Branch of Lilac Sergei Rachmaninoff 2007 Mermaid Aleksandr 'Sasha' Viktorovich 2008 Plus One puppet cameo 2009 Newsmakers Herman 2010 Fortress of War Lieutenant Pochernikov 2010 Inadequate People psychologist Pavel Kozlov 2011 Brothel Lights Valera 2013 The Thaw Viktor Khrustalyov TV series 2015 Battle for Sevastopol Leonid 2015 Territory Andrei Gurin 2015 About Love Boris 2015 Garden of Eden Zilov 2015 The Land of Oz driver 2016 Sophia Ivan III TV series 2017 Blockbuster Khlebnikov 2017 You All Infuriate Me Gennady Chernykh TV series 2017 About Love. For Adults Only passer 2018 A Rough Draft Anton 2018 The Man Who Surprised Everyone Yegor Korshunov 2018 The Soul Conductor Kalkov 2019 Dead Lake Maksim Pokrovskiy 2020 Inadequate People 2 psychologist Pavel Kozlov 2021 Medea 2023 1993 Viktor 2024 The Master and Margarita the Master 2025 Batya 2: Ded 2025 Scenes of Friendly Ties
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External links
Евгений Цыганов на ruskino.ru